<p><span class="legendSpanClass"><strong>SANTA CLARA</strong> </span>&#8212; <a href="https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&;l=en&;o=4776539-1&;h=13954005&;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.viabot.com%2F&;a=Viabot%E2%84%A2" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><b>Viabot</b></a>, an autonomous robotics startup tackling trash, debris and soft security at scale, has landed a <b>$24 million Series A round led by Walden International</b>, with participation from <b>CDIB Capital Group </b>and<b> Stalwart Ventures</b>, alongside existing investors:<b> Baseline Ventures, Era Ventures, Morado Ventures </b>and<b> SOSV</b>. The funding brings Viabot&#8217;s <b>total capital raised to $43 million</b>, strengthening its capacity to meet growing enterprise demand for autonomous property-management robotics.</p>
<p>&#8220;We founded Viabot on the belief that technology should be extremely helpful, beautifully-designed and built to perform meaningful tasks that give teams their time back,&#8221; said <b>CEO </b>and<b> Co-Founder</b> <b>Gregg Ratanaphanyarat</b>. &#8220;This investment marks an important new chapter in pursuit of that mission.&#8221;</p>
<p>The company&#8217;s flagship product <b>The Viabot One services 25 million square feet of commercial property </b>with intelligence <b>trained on more than 5 billion square feet of real world, multi-modal data</b>. Viabot will apply the new capital to growing its sales and engineering teams, accelerating new product development, and continued improvements to its robotics-as-a-service and Viabot One.</p>
<p>&#8220;We invest in teams that combine technical depth with the discipline to solve important customer problems. Viabot has demonstrated both by building a compelling platform with a clear focus on real-world customer value,&#8221; said <b>Steve Anderson</b>, founder of<b> Baseline Ventures</b>. &#8220;The best technology becomes part of everyday life without asking people to think twice. Viabot produces robots that are both highly capable and thoughtfully designed for the communities, campuses and commercial properties they serve.&#8221;</p>
<p><b></b><span id="x_gmail-docs-internal-guid-db99617c-7fff-7394-c0f8-a765fe8e08cb">The design-forward Viabot One outdoor property care platform features proprietary technology, including autonomous tool swapping and the ability to hot-swap its own batteries for 12-24 hour runs. Viabot One&#8217;s primary function is sweeping and cleaning trash and debris up to 10 inches. It also provides supplementary soft security services, like loitering detection and asset monitoring. The platform is designed to continuously improve its intelligence with remote software updates. </span></p>
<p>The Viabot One uses cameras, lidar, depth sensors, DGPS and dynamic path planning to map and navigate its surroundings, perform scheduled routes and adapt to changing conditions. After completing a scheduled run, the robot independently returns to its docking station to recharge and empty collected debris into standard trash bins, requiring only a standard 120V outlet to operate.</p>
<p><b></b>Following the release of its RUNO prototype in 2021, Viabot developed and validated its new mobile intelligence platform, The Viabot One, through real-world deployments that resulted in unit economic profitability, contract renewals and new business. The company also established its production and <b>expanded service nationally</b> to <b>California, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas </b>and<b> Virginia</b>. Viabot&#8217;s customers include: <b>Fortune 500 retailers, higher education institutions, multi-national real estate owners, developers, </b><b>property management firms across retail, shopping, entertainment, class-A office buildings, healthcare </b>and<b> utility companies</b>, among others.</p>
<p>Fueling interest in Viabot&#8217;s platform are customers searching for innovative solutions to environmental debris removal requirements, and autonomous infrastructure that addresses public and organizational concern about litter. Businesses spend an estimated $9.1 billion annually on litter cleanup and 94% of Americans view litter as a major problem according to recent studies</p>
<p>&#8220;By removing trash and debris at scale and adapting to each client&#8217;s needs, Viabot delivers a visible environmental benefit while freeing property teams to focus on higher-value work,&#8221; <b>said Anderson</b>. &#8220;This combination of value is what makes the company so compelling.&#8221;</p>

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